| Course Approval

Arizona's three public universities review high school courses from Arizona and other locations to determine their equivalency for high school competency requirement for university admission. The below courses have been submitted for review to determine how and if the course can be applied toward a high school competency requirement. You can search for courses by clicking on the following tabs across the top of the page: Approved courses, Deferred courses, Denied courses, Pending courses, Committee review and All courses.

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Course title	District	High school	Requested competency code	Denied date Sort descending	Date submitted	Virtual course	Expected grade level	Country	State	Denied reason
Financial Algebra	La Conner School District		Math	05/4/2022	03/30/2022	No		United States	Washington	Per ABOR; in order to be considered a math; a course needs to meet the following requirement "Applicants must complete 4 high school credits in collegepreparatory mathematics including algebra I and II; geometry; and culminating in 1 credit in advanced mathematics for which algebra II is a prerequisite. "Policy: https://public.azregents.edu/Policy%20Manual/2-121-Undergraduate%20Admission.pdfThis course does not include a pre-requisite. Please resubmit with math pre-requisite information included.
Chargerettes - Fine Arts Credit		Benjamin Franklin High School	Fine Arts	05/4/2022	03/30/2022	No		United States	Arizona	Chargerettes (Pom Line) is not an approved ABOR-valued fine arts course.
Foundations Math		Seton Catholic High School	Math	07/13/2022	06/8/2022	No		United States	Arizona	Course does not appear to equal alebra completion competency for HS level math approval.
Health and Wellness	Dubuque Community School District		Social Science	08/11/2022	05/19/2022	No		United States	Iowa	Per ABOR; for a course to be considered a social science; the course must include topics such as "European or World History; Economics; Sociology; Geography; Government; Psychology; or Anthropology." This course does not include the https://public.azregents.edu/Policy%20Manual/2-121-Undergraduate%20Admission.pdf
English Language Arts 2 - English for English Language Learners	Dysart Schools		English	08/12/2022	05/6/2022	No		United States	Arizona	Per ABOR Requirement: "English must include literature and have a substantial emphasis on grammar and composition. Courses such as journalism; business communications; and speech; for example may improve a student?s ability in English; but they are not devoted exclusively to the study of English and may not be substituted for a regular English course.https://public.azregents.edu/Policy%20Manual/2-121-Undergraduate%20Admission.pdf"
English Language Arts 5 - English for English Language Learners	Dysart Schools		English	08/12/2022	05/6/2022	No		United States	Arizona	Per ABOR Requirement: "English must include literature and have a substantial emphasis on grammar and composition. Courses such as journalism; business communications; and speech; for example may improve a student?s ability in English; but they are not devoted exclusively to the study of English and may not be substituted for a regular English course.https://public.azregents.edu/Policy%20Manual/2-121-Undergraduate%20Admission.pdf"
English Language Arts 8 - English for English Language Learners	Dysart Schools		English	08/12/2022	05/6/2022	No		United States	Arizona	Per ABOR Requirement: "English must include literature and have a substantial emphasis on grammar and composition. Courses such as journalism; business communications; and speech; for example may improve a student?s ability in English; but they are not devoted exclusively to the study of English and may not be substituted for a regular English course.https://public.azregents.edu/Policy%20Manual/2-121-Undergraduate%20Admission.pdf"
Basic English Language Arts EL	Glendale Union High School District #205		English	08/12/2022	04/25/2022	No		United States	Arizona	Per ABOR Requirement: "English must include literature and have a substantial emphasis on grammar and composition. Courses such as journalism; business communications; and speech; for example may improve a student?s ability in English; but they are not devoted exclusively to the study of English and may not be substituted for a regular English course.https://public.azregents.edu/Policy%20Manual/2-121-Undergraduate%20Admission.pdf"
English Language Arts 3 - English for English Language Learners	Dysart Schools		English	08/12/2022	05/6/2022	No		United States	Arizona	Per ABOR Requirement: "English must include literature and have a substantial emphasis on grammar and composition. Courses such as journalism; business communications; and speech; for example may improve a student?s ability in English; but they are not devoted exclusively to the study of English and may not be substituted for a regular English course.https://public.azregents.edu/Policy%20Manual/2-121-Undergraduate%20Admission.pdf"
English Language Arts 6 - English for English Language Learners	Dysart Schools		English	08/12/2022	05/6/2022	No		United States	Arizona	Per ABOR Requirement: "English must include literature and have a substantial emphasis on grammar and composition. Courses such as journalism; business communications; and speech; for example may improve a student?s ability in English; but they are not devoted exclusively to the study of English and may not be substituted for a regular English course.https://public.azregents.edu/Policy%20Manual/2-121-Undergraduate%20Admission.pdf"
English 1 - English for English Language Learners	Dysart Schools		English	08/12/2022	05/6/2022	No		United States	Arizona	Per ABOR Requirement: "English must include literature and have a substantial emphasis on grammar and composition. Courses such as journalism; business communications; and speech; for example may improve a student?s ability in English; but they are not devoted exclusively to the study of English and may not be substituted for a regular English course.https://public.azregents.edu/Policy%20Manual/2-121-Undergraduate%20Admission.pdf"
English Language Arts 4 - English for English Language Learners	Dysart Schools		English	08/12/2022	05/6/2022	No		United States	Arizona	Per ABOR Requirement: "English must include literature and have a substantial emphasis on grammar and composition. Courses such as journalism; business communications; and speech; for example may improve a student?s ability in English; but they are not devoted exclusively to the study of English and may not be substituted for a regular English course.https://public.azregents.edu/Policy%20Manual/2-121-Undergraduate%20Admission.pdf"
English Language Arts 7 - English for English Language Learners	Dysart Schools		English	08/12/2022	05/6/2022	No		United States	Arizona	Per ABOR Requirement: "English must include literature and have a substantial emphasis on grammar and composition. Courses such as journalism; business communications; and speech; for example may improve a student?s ability in English; but they are not devoted exclusively to the study of English and may not be substituted for a regular English course.https://public.azregents.edu/Policy%20Manual/2-121-Undergraduate%20Admission.pdf"
MAT406 Consumer Math Course Code AZ02157		Antelope Union High School	Math	10/6/2022	09/29/2022	No		United States	Arizona	Personal finance courses are generally not approved toward ABOR math requirements. Please include information about the curriculums relation to algebra; geometry; trigonometry; calculus; etc.
Personal Finance	Chandler Unified School District		Social Science	11/2/2022	10/28/2022	No		United States	Arizona	Per ABOR; for a course to be considered a social science; the course must include topics such as "European or World History; Economics; Sociology; Geography; Government; Psychology; or Anthropology." This course does not include the https://public.azregents.edu/Policy%20Manual/2-121-Undergraduate%20Admission.pdf
Sports & Physical Education	Kingman Unified School District No. 20		CTE	12/15/2022	12/6/2022	No		United States	Arizona	The course is a PE course; does not meet ABOR requirements for CTE.
CTE - Personal Finance & Economics	Peoria Unified School District		CTE	01/25/2023	08/9/2022	No		United States	Arizona	In order to be reviewed as a CTE; we need specific approved ABOR program topic this applies to and details of how applies to that topic.
Senior seminar Social studies	Great Neck School District		US History	01/25/2023	09/20/2022	No		United States	New York	Per standard course approvals; AP Seminar is not approved for core competencies.
Public Speaking & Communicaiton	Orono Schools		English	01/25/2023	08/24/2022	No		United States	Minnesota	Per ABOR Requirement: "English must include literature and have a substantial emphasis on grammar and composition. Courses such as journalism; business communications; and speech; for example may improve a student?s ability in English; but they are not devoted exclusively to the study of English and may not be substituted for a regular English course.https://public.azregents.edu/Policy%20Manual/2-121-Undergraduate%20Admission.pdf"
Senior seminar English	Great Neck School District		English	01/25/2023	09/20/2022	No		United States	New York	Per standard course approvals; AP Seminar is not approved for core competencies.
Personal Finance	William S. Hart Union High School District		Math	02/20/2023	02/3/2023	No		United States	California	Personal finance courses are generally not approved toward ABOR math requirements. Approved topics for advaned math include algebra; geometry; trigonometry; calculus; statistics; etc.
Financial Algebra	Napa Valley Unified School District		Math	02/22/2023	02/10/2023	No		United States	California	Personal finance courses are generally not approved toward ABOR math requirements. Please include information about the curriculums relation to algebra; geometry; trigonometry; calculus; etc.
Consumer Math Finance and Budgeting	Carefree Christian Academy		Math	04/6/2023	01/30/2023	No		United States	Arizona	Personal finance/Consummer finance courses are generally not approved toward ABOR math requirements. Please include information about the curriculums relation to algebra; geometry; trigonometry; calculus; etc.
Earth Science	LEAD Charter Schools	Leading Edge Academy High School	Lab Science	10/2/2023	09/12/2023	Yes		United States	Arizona	Duplicate submission, prior submission approved.
Journalism 1 (E186)		Loyola Academy	English	01/16/2024	11/30/2023	No	12th	United States	Illinois	Per ABOR Requirement: "English must include literature and have a substantial emphasis on grammar and composition. Courses such as journalism, business communications, and speech, for example may improve a student’s ability in English, but they are not devoted exclusively to the study of English and may not be substituted for a regular English course.https://public.azregents.edu/Policy%20Manual/2-121-Undergraduate%20Admission.pdf"
Public Speaking	Niles Township 219	Niles North High School	English	01/16/2024	11/16/2023	No	9th	United States	Illinois	Per ABOR Requirement: "English must include literature and have a substantial emphasis on grammar and composition. Courses such as journalism, business communications, and speech, for example may improve a student’s ability in English, but they are not devoted exclusively to the study of English and may not be substituted for a regular English course.https://public.azregents.edu/Policy%20Manual/2-121-Undergraduate%20Admission.pdf"
Public speaking		Walt Whitman High School	English	05/1/2024	03/11/2024	No	12th	United States	New York	Per ABOR Requirement: "English must include literature and have a substantial emphasis on grammar and composition. Courses such as journalism, business communications, and speech, for example may improve a student’s ability in English, but they are not devoted exclusively to the study of English and may not be substituted for a regular English course.https://public.azregents.edu/Policy%20Manual/2-121-Undergraduate%20Admission.pdf"
Public speaking		Walt Whitman High School	English	05/1/2024	03/11/2024	No	12th	United States	New York	Per ABOR Requirement: "English must include literature and have a substantial emphasis on grammar and composition. Courses such as journalism, business communications, and speech, for example may improve a student’s ability in English, but they are not devoted exclusively to the study of English and may not be substituted for a regular English course.https://public.azregents.edu/Policy%20Manual/2-121-Undergraduate%20Admission.pdf"